The John Lewis Piano

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The John Lewis Piano
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Studio album by
Released1958
RecordedJuly 30, 1956, February 21 and August 24, 1957
NYC and the Music Inn in Lenox, MA
Genre Jazz
Length36:06
Label Atlantic
SD 1272
Producer Nesuhi Ertegun
John Lewis chronology
Afternoon in Paris
(1957)
The John Lewis Piano
(1958)
European Windows
(1958)

The John Lewis Piano is an album by pianist and composer John Lewis recorded for the Atlantic label. [1]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating it contains "introverted interpretations" of "thoughtful and introspective selections". [2]

Track listing

All compositions by John Lewis except as indicated

  1. "Harlequin" - 5:14
  2. "Little Girl Blue" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 4:30
  3. "The Bad and the Beautiful" (David Raksin) - 4:16
  4. "D and E" - 4:19
  5. "It Never Entered My Mind" (Rodgers, Hart) - 3:36
  6. "Warmeland" (Traditional) - 4:41
  7. "Two Lyric Pieces: a) Pierrot, b) Colombine" - 10:58

Personnel

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References

  1. Atlantic Records Catalog: 1200 series accessed September 11, 2015
  2. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. The John Lewis Piano – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved September 11, 2015.